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1500 in Ireland
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1500
Events in the year 1500 in Ireland.
Ireland likely had a sparse population in 1500, the total population is estimated to be about 800,000.Houston Robert 1995 The population history of Britain and Ireland 1500-1750 https://books.google.com/books?id=Rl8k4bN5IfYC&lpg=PP11&ots=yscjdH8oA3&dq=1500%20ireland&lr&pg=PP11#v=onepage&q=1500%20ireland&f=false Cambridge University Press September 12, 2025
Incumbent
Lord: Henry VII
Events
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare suppressed an uprising in Cork. The mayor was hung as a result of the retaliation.Webb, Alfred. "FitzGerald, Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildare", A Compendium of Irish Biography, M.H. Gill & Son, Dublin, 1878
Eóghan Ó Ruairc became king in the Kingdom of Breifne.Unknown "Annals of Ulster", University College Cork, 1500
Deaths
Feidhlimidh Ó Ruairc king of Breifne passes away.
See also
1500 in Scotland
References
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